ditch

nounfeminine/vɐ.lɛ.tɐ/medium

va·le·ta

Definition

A narrow channel dug at the side of a road or field, especially for drainage.

The car skidded off the road into a ditch.

They cleaned out the ditches along the field.

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Common collocations

drainage ditchside of the ditchfall into a ditchdig a ditch

Do italiano 'valletta', diminutivo de 'valle' (vale).